Tag: Scottie Wilbekin

GAINESVILLE — After a two-year stint in Gainesville that failed to produce a single minute of playing time on the court, Damontre Harris has left the Gators basketball program and will not return to Florida in …

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – After losing three straight Elite Eight matchups, senior Patric Young found himself in new territory Saturday.
“It was kind of weird because I’m so used to walking into my locker room after that final buzzer,” he said.
Instead, Young and the rest of the No. 1 seeded Florida Gators stayed on the floor and cut down the nets to celebrate their 62-52 victory over the No. 11 seeded Dayton …

In their Round of 64 matchup on Thursday, the Florida Gators struggled to create much separation in the second half when senior Scottie Wilbekin failed to be the team’s sparkplug.
But in the Round of 32 against the Pittsburgh Panthers on Saturday, Wilbekin responded to coach Billy Donovan’s critiques with 21 points – his second highest scoring performance of his career – and an energy on the court that was missing …

Gators coach Billy Donovan had a sizable challenge piecing together his rotation with a team full of injuries and suspensions. That job got harder tonight when PG Kasey Hill went down with a high sprain …

The Gators announced today that he is suspended indefinitely for an undisclosed violation of team rules, marking the second time that has happened in the past eight months. The ban means he cannot participate in Florida’s ongoing informal workouts. Official practices start in the fall, and UF opens the season Nov. 8 against North Florida.…